Calaveras County Draft General Plan Released!

News Flash!!  Calaveras County’s Draft General Plan Released December 18; Community Plans are NOT Included; Public Has 90-day Review & Comment Period Calaveras County –  December 18, 2014.  County of Calaveras, Department of Planning, “The 2014 Draft General Plan is now available for public review and comment.”   General Plan Draft Documents and December 18, 2014 Release Information are posted for review on the General... Read More

Rivers and Water

California Water News In California water news today, California Braces for Mudslides From ‘Pineapple Express’ Storm, Three feet of snow possible at higher elevations, Winter storms finally starting to boost storage levels in key reservoirs, How much will heavy rains help the drought?, Drought designations don’t budge despite heavy rains, Flood of storms drying up before drought is busted, California lawmakers look to 2015 for drought... Read More

Calaveras County General Plan Update

Calaveras GPU to be released December 2014 Planning Director Peter Maurer plans to have the General Plan draft out next Tuesday.  Or at the latest Wed./ Thursday–because he is going on vacation Friday for 11 days.  This was discussed at the planning commission meeting this morning. Director Maurer has been working on “loose ends” (Public Facilities, map corrections, exhibit for Open Space, Circulation Element) that he hopes... Read More

Sustainability

Supervisors to ask feds nicely to fix flood maps Calaveras Enterprise Advocates for property owners wanted sterner tone Calaveras County’s Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to ask “respectfully” that the federal government fix flood insurance rate maps that are forcing the owners of thousands of county properties to buy insurance that many don’t need. At least some of those property owners don’t see any point in asking nicely. “I think... Read More

Calaveras Countywide Water, Rangeland, & Forestry Management Plan

The Calaveras Planning Coalition had Calaveras County Supervisor Cliff Edson to make a presentation on his countywide range and forestry management proposal at its Brown Bag session on November 3 in San Andreas. Edson’s proposal is now a countywide plan that includes managing  the upcountry forest lands for water supply.  He explained this at a meeting with representatives from MyValleySprongs.com. He is now seeking a planning grant through... Read More

Will management plan mean money?

Columnist looks at Supervisor Cliff Edson’s proposal for an ecosystem services approach in Calaveras. Calaveras Enterprise, November 13  Read More

General plan to be done in spring 2016

Latest estimate by county’s planning director pushes General Plan adoption date to spring 2016. Calaveras Enterprise, October 31  Read More

Voters approve $7.5 billion water bond.

California water bond wins passage*  Read More

Take a Lode Off: General Plan draft to be released in October

Drumroll please. Release of a public review draft of the updated Calaveras County General Plan is imminent. After eight years and consultant fees exceeding $1 million, Planning Director Peter Maurer announced at the Aug. 14 Planning Commission meeting and in a memo to the Board of Supervisors that the draft General Plan will be released in October. The General Plan is the county’s guide to future growth and development. Maurer confirmed that the... Read More

Edson wants county to cash in on snowpack

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 / Calaveras Enterprise Managing forests for water yield could also reduce fire risk Caring for the annual snowpack would become a core industry in Calaveras County under an economic development vision being championed by county Supervisor Cliff Edson of San Andreas. The logic goes like this: Snow melts into water. Water is a precious resource in thirsty California. If water users pay to increase the yield from the snowpack,... Read More